iOS: When it comes to weather apps on the iPhone, you have hundreds of choices. Still, while Dark Sky is easily our favorite of the bunch, it’s aesthetically a little off-putting for some people. Partly Sunny is a new option that has nearly all the features of Dark Sky, but has a design that’s a little more appealing.

It’s Fall in North America, and that means it’s probably about to rain where you live, or it just finished raining, or you’re reading this blog outside in the rain right now and your phone is all wet. Nobody likes to be all wet! That’s for fish. Avoiding wetness is why humans invented the raincoat, the umbrella, and…

Weather forecasts certainly aren’t hard to come by, but if you’re looking for something super easy to glance at, DJAkbar’s GitHub page has a guide for making a color-changing lamp that changes color based on the forecast for the day.

This guide runs down a few examples of light, airport and plane-friendly clothes to wear whether you’re traveling from warm to cool climates, vice versa, or even across similarly warm and cool spots—but still want to dress appropriately for travel.

It’s National Preparedness Month, which means it’s time to make sure you’re ready for whatever life throws your way. Emergency preparedness isn’t about doomsday prepping, though, it’s about being ready for the realistic events that can disrupt life at any time. Here are some lesser-known things you should do as you…

The hotter it is, the slower you run—but humidity plays a role too. When the air is full of moisture, sweating doesn’t cool you down like it usually would. You won’t be able to run as fast, because your body is trying to prevent you from overheating.

As a student and observer of meteorology, it constantly bums me out that people do not understand what it means when someone says there’s an “X% chance of rain” tomorrow. A 50 percent chance of rain does not mean there’s a 1-in-2 chance that you’re going to get wet.

Considering the Raspberry Pi’s a mini computer, it should come as no surprise one of the more common projects is a dashboard-style display. Over on GitHub, DIYer n0bel has a guide to turning the Pi into a smart clock.

Windyty is a gorgeous weather map that’s overlaid with current temperature conditions, wind patterns, and can be customized to show as much or as little weather information as you deem necessary. You can add cloud cover, precipitation, and more, and there’s even an Android app to take it all with you on the go.

You have all sorts of tools to let you know when it’s going to rain, but if you really want to make sure you’re prepared, Device Plus has a guide for creating a umbrella stand that sounds an alarm if you try to leave the house without your umbrella when rain is in the forecast.

Android/iOS: It’s hard to stand out as a weather app, but darn it if Sunshine doesn’t pull it off. This app, formerly an iOS exclusive, has a beautiful view of your city with weather effects rivaling your local TV station. Now it’s out on Android.

There’s no shortage of weather sites and webapps around the web that will show you weather conditions now or predicted ones in the future, but Ventusky is brand new, looks great, and shows you current conditions on a live, always-updating map that you can drag around, click on, or just search to explore.

Google is constantly improving its weather card with more information. In a recent update to the Google app, the new weather card has added hourly predictions for wind and precipitation levels in your area.